Psalms 17

1 A PRAYER OF DAVID. Hear, O YHWH, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.

A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.

2 My judgment goes out from before You; Your eyes see uprightly.

May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.

3 You have proved my heart, You have inspected by night, You have tried me, You find nothing; My thoughts do not pass over my mouth.

You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

4 As for doings of man, Through a word of Your lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;

As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

5 To uphold my goings in Your paths, My steps have not slipped.

My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

6 I called You, for You answer me, O God, incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.

7 Separate Your kindness wonderfully, O Savior of the confiding, By Your right hand, from withstanders.

Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

8 Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings,

Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

9 From the face of the wicked who spoiled me, [From] my enemies in soul who go around against me.

from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

10 They have closed up their fat, Their mouths have spoken with pride:

They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

11 “Our steps have now surrounded [him]”; They set their eyes to turn aside in the land.

They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

12 His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

13 Arise, O YHWH, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Your sword,

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

14 From men, Your hand, O YHWH, From men of the world, their portion [is] in life, And [with] Your hidden things You fill their belly, They are satisfied [with] sons, And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

15 I—in righteousness, I see Your face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Your form!

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.